hi ... im using Midi Translator to send keystroke messages to Ableton Live 5 using an M-Audio Triggerfinger.

the main reason i need MT right now is to send combination keystrokes to the Live interface - for instance, CTRL-F for follow (scroll to follow cursor on the grid) and a few others.

however it seems to me an all or nothing proposition? ie because MT is intercepting the Triggerfinger to do the translation, it cant be recognized by Live as a MIDI device ... because the knobs and sliders on the Triggerfinger are no assignable it seems.

can MT do tranlations for the pads (midi notes) AND allow the knobs and sliders to work on the rest of the device? if so how?

2. Enable MIDI Thru in MIDI Translator. Set Input to your controller (like you should have already), set Output to MIDI Yoke 1 (you'll have to restart before you can see this, but there should be 6 to choose from).

3. Set Ableton to use MIDI Yoke 1 (or whatever you chose) as the input.

It worked perfectly for me in Reason, not tried it with Live but if you have any trouble at all, let me know and I'll see if I can help you. I don't know if this is the proper way to do it but it definitely works.